Lindsay Heckmann
Dr. Fogleman
EDC 102 H
September 27, 2011
"The Game of School" Reflection
"The Game of School" is in my opinion completely accurate regarding my academic upbringing. I can recall times in which I would receive a ditto for homework and claim the next day I hadn't received it. On other days, I would rush through the homework in school making it "look like" I addressed each problem or question to not have to take home a text book. Personally, the best way I learn is being taught a lesson by a teacher, completing questions, and then going over the assignment with the teacher rather than just passing the work in to never be seen again before grading. The article is on-point when they mention that children like to go out and do fun activities when they return home from school, which is why they learn at early ages how to avoid what keeps them from doing so. There was even an instance in second grade that I received so much homework that I elected to throw away one of the dittos so my parents wouldn't make me sit down for hours and complete my homework. At that age, there were several times when I couldn't even see my friends after school because the sun would be down before I finished. I do feel that "The Game of School" provided good examples of what things do and do not work in the classroom.
Dr. Fogleman
EDC 102 H
September 27, 2011
"The Game of School" Reflection
"The Game of School" is in my opinion completely accurate regarding my academic upbringing. I can recall times in which I would receive a ditto for homework and claim the next day I hadn't received it. On other days, I would rush through the homework in school making it "look like" I addressed each problem or question to not have to take home a text book. Personally, the best way I learn is being taught a lesson by a teacher, completing questions, and then going over the assignment with the teacher rather than just passing the work in to never be seen again before grading. The article is on-point when they mention that children like to go out and do fun activities when they return home from school, which is why they learn at early ages how to avoid what keeps them from doing so. There was even an instance in second grade that I received so much homework that I elected to throw away one of the dittos so my parents wouldn't make me sit down for hours and complete my homework. At that age, there were several times when I couldn't even see my friends after school because the sun would be down before I finished. I do feel that "The Game of School" provided good examples of what things do and do not work in the classroom.